Paradise resident publishes novel

The book, "Everything After," is approximately 140 pages long and can currently be ordered on www.createspace.com/4727773 for $8.99. The book will be available on Amazon in print and eBook format within the next of couple weeks, as well as other distributions shortly. This book is recommended for older teens to adult readers.

The book is about a girl named Kevannah who was diagnosed with cancer and told she has less than a year to live. She meets a medium, Wilder, who works for the Portland Police Department. Wilder shows her what it is like to die and how to believe in something that lasts longer than a lifetime.

In the end Kevannah must choose between moving on after death or staying behind to be with the man she loves.

Gerspacher said she has always had a love for writing, and has dabbled with writing many short stories in her life. This is the first work of fiction she has published for the public to enjoy and said she will continue to publish novels in the future.